Kunakemakorn, Dr. Numsiri
| Department: | Secondary Education |
| Title: | Assistant Professor |
| Office: | EB 112 |
| Email: | numsirik@uvu.edu |
| Phone: | (801) 863-7228 |
| Fax: | (801) 863-7325 |
| Mail Code: | 126 |
EDUCATION
2005: Ph.D., Comparative Literature, Purdue University
1998: Study Abroad, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
1996: MA, English, Sonoma State University
1993: MA, International & Multicultural Education, University of San Francisco
1992: BA, English, University of California, Santa Barbara
LICENSES
Secondary Education: English, Spanish, ESL
PUBLICATIONS
A. Books and Journal Issues, Edited
Editor, Without Covers: Literary Magazines at the Digital Edge. Notabell Books, Purdue UP (2002)
Editor, Multiplicities: Mediating Cultural Productions. Purdue FLL (2000)
Editor-in-Chief, Sycamore Review. 12.1: Winter/Spring 2000
Editor-in-Chief, Sycamore Review. 12.2: Summer/Fall 2000
Editor-in-Chief, Sycamore Review. 13.1: Winter/Spring 2001
Editor-in-Chief, Sycamore Review. 13.2: Summer/Fall 2001
B. Refereed Journal Articles
“Ignoring Our Neighbors: Inter-Continental Comparisons.” Negotiating Space, Crossing
Boundaries. Eds. James M. Palmer & Laura L. Wilson. Lafayette: FLL (1999): 7-13.
“Subtle Subversion: The Politics of Becoming an ‘Open Work’.” Romance Languages
Annual (1999): 653-657.
C. Interview
“Stories to Charm the Unborn: An Interview with Tony Ardizzone, conducted by
Numsiri Kunakemakorn and John King.” Sycamore Review 12.2 (2000): 58-68.
D. Reviews
María Teresa Tula. Hear My Testimony. Ed. & trans. Lynn Stephen. Humanity &
Society. 23.4 (1999): 394-396.
Jen Banbury. Like a Hole in the Head. Sycamore Review. 11.2 (1999): 144-46.
Tam Lin Neville. Journey Cake. Sycamore Review. 11.1 (1998): 148-51.
E. Editorial Experience
Editorial Assistant, Sycamore Review, 1998-99.
Proofreader, Purdue Studies in Romance Languages, summer 1997, summer and fall 2000, spring 2001.
News Anchor, Channel 8, Thai Sky News, Bangkok, Thailand, January-July 1996.
Research Assistant, Ethnic Philanthropy (1994), Smith, Bradford, et al.
Editorial Intern, Santa Barbara Independent, June-August 1991.
F. Newspaper Publications
“Glimpses of the Asian-American Experience.” Community Times. 5.5-6 (1998): 1, 12.
Angela Y. Davis. Blues Legacies and Black Feminisms. Community Times. 5.11-12 (1998): 1, 10.
Patricia Henley. Hummingbird House. Community Times. 6.3-4 (1999): 11.
HONORS
Ethics Case Study Grant (with others), UVU, 2008
Faculty Excellence Award, School of Education, Utah Valley State College, 2006
Service-Learning Fellowship, Utah Valley State College, 2006
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Research Grant 2002
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Research Grant 2001, renewable 1 year
California State University Forgivable Loan/ Doctoral Incentive Program, 2000, renewable 3 years
California State University Pre-Doctoral Scholarship, 1994-95
LANGUAGES
English (native)
Thai (near-native)
Spanish (advanced)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Multiculturalism/ESL, Utah Valley University, fall 2005 to present
Reading and Writing in the Content Area, Utah Valley University, spring 2004 to present
Second Language Acquisition (w/ Dr. Bryan Waite), UVU, fall 2008
Boundaries (team-taught), Utah Valley State College, fall 2004
First-year Composition, Utah Valley State College, fall 2001, 2002 & spring 2002, 2003
Hispanic Literature 1: Poetry & Drama, Purdue University, spring 2001
Gender & Multiculturalism, Purdue University, fall 2000 & spring 2001
Introduction to Hispanic Literature, Purdue University, fall 2000
First-Year College Spanish, Purdue University, fall 1999 & spring 2000
Introduction to Women’s Studies, Purdue University, fall 1999
Composition in the Computer Classroom, Purdue University, fall 1998, spring 1999 (two sections)
Introduction to Research Writing, Purdue University, spring 1998 (two sections)
College Composition, Purdue University, fall 1997
Remedial Composition, Sonoma State University, fall 1994-spring 1995
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Assessment, USU, 2008
Content Area Reading, USU, 2008
Grant Proposal Writing, UVSC, 2007
Improving Language Arts Instruction, USU, 2007
Literacy & Cognition, USU, 2007
Great Teacher’s Summit. Fall 2005. Park City, UT.
Literacy & Cognition, USU, 2007
Great Teacher’s Summit. Fall 2005. Park City, UT.
Feminist Pedagogy discussion group, Purdue University, fall 1999
Teaching College Spanish, Purdue University, fall 1999
Practicum: Teaching Composition in a Computer Classroom, Purdue University, fall 1998
Practicum: Teaching Freshman Composition, emphasis: Feminist Pedagogy, Purdue University, fall
1997-spring 1998
MEMBERSHIPS
International Reading Association (IRA)
National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)\
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE)
CONFERENCES / PRESENTATIONS
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE). Spring 2009. Austin, TX.
"Threatening Young Ladies: Bildungsromans, Adulthood, and other Unsavory Prospects" South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA). Fall 2008. San Antonio, TX
Utah Education Policy Forum. Fall 2008. Salt Lake City, UT
Utah Association for Bilingual Education (UABE). fall 2008. Salt Lake City, UT
"Accessing Literacies: Making Literacy Useful in Composition, Literature, and Content-Area Classrooms" NCTE Annual Convention. Nov. 15-18, 2007. New York City, NY.
Panelist, spring Service-Learning Retreat & Luncheon, UVSC, March 14, 2007
25th Annual Technology, Reading & Learning Diversity Conference, Feb. 1-3, 2007. San Francisco.
Panelist, Honors Program, UVSC. “Considering Grad School: Everything You Always Wanted to Know
Panelist, spring Service-Learning Retreat & Luncheon, UVSC, March 14, 2007
25th Annual Technology, Reading & Learning Diversity Conference, Feb. 1-3, 2007. San Francisco.
Panelist, Honors Program, UVSC. “Considering Grad School: Everything You Always Wanted to Know
about Grad School But Didn’t Know How to Ask” March 10, 2006.
15th Annual Core Knowledge National Conference. Feb. 2006. San Antonio, TX.
“We’ve Got the Beat: Marketing Girlhood in Teen Novel Series” South Central Modern
Language Association. Fall 2005. Houston, TX.
NCATE Annual Conference. Fall 2004. Washington, D.C.
Chair. “Canadian Autobiographical Novels.” Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA)
Fall 2004. St. Louis, MO.
“The Temporary Nature of Composition Matters” Conference on College Composition and
Communication (CCCC). Spring 2004. San Antonio,TX.
“Alien Territory: Surviving Puberty with Anzaldúa.” Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA)
2003. Chicago, IL.
“Bordered Images: Adolescent Women in Evelyn Lau’s Runaway and Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed.”
Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) 2002. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
“Between Borders: Images of Adolescent Women at National Crossroads in Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Blu’s
Hanging and Denise Chavez’s The Last of the Menu Girls.” California American Studies Association Conference
2002. Riverside, California.
“Trans(national Con)fusions: Puberty as a Borderland in Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Wild Meat and the Bully
Burgers and Denise Chavez’s The Last of the Menu Girls.” The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) 2001. Knoxville, Tennessee.
“Ignoring Our Neighbors: Inter-Continental Comparisons.” 1st Annual Graduate Student Colloquia,
Purdue University, spring 1999.
“Subtle Subversion: The Politics of Becoming an ‘Open Work’.” Romance Languages Association (RLA)
Conference, Purdue University, fall 1998.
SERVICE
National
Peer Reviewer, M/MLA Journal, spring 2006
Peer Reviewer, NWSA Journal, spring 2002
Delegate, Great Lakes Region, MLA, 1999-2001
Elections Chair, Women of Color Caucus, NWSA, July 1999-2000
University
Policy Advisory Council, UVU, fall 2008-present
Faculty Senate Executive Committee, UVU, fall 2008-present
Chair, Faculty Senate Policy Committee, UVU, fall 2008-present
Faculty Senator, UVSC fall 2005-present
Faculty Senator, UVSC fall 2005-present
School of General Academics, Auxiliary Curriculum Committee, spring 2006-present
Co-Chair, VPAA Search Committee, fall 2006- spring 2007
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, spring 2006-spring 2007
Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, spring 2006-spring 2007
Honors Task Force Committee, UVSC, fall 2004
Organizing Committee, 2nd Annual Graduate Student Symposium. Multiplicities.
Foreign Languages & Literatures and Program in Comparative Literature. 11-12 February 2000.
Comparative Literature Representative, Graduate Students’ Association
Coordinating Committee, Purdue University, spring 1999
Student Representative, Comparative Literature Steering Committee, Purdue University, 1997-98.
School
RTP Committee, fall 2007-present
Graduate Procedures Committee, fall 2008
Secondary Education Admissions & Retention Committee, fall 2004-present.
Chair, Elem. Ed. Advisor Hiring Committee, spring 2006
Secondary Education Hiring Committee, spring 2006
NCATE Committee, Dept. of Education, UVSC, fall 2004.
Coordinating Committee, Women’s Studies Program, Purdue University, spring
1999-2001
Office Manager, Women’s Studies Program, Purdue University, spring 2000
Awards Committee, Women’s Studies Program, Purdue University, spring 1999
Reader Review Committee, English Department, Purdue University, 1997-98.
Community
Provo City Library Project Read Volunteer, Spanish Literacy, fall 2008-present
Moderator, “Public Education for All: Equity Issues”. Twelfth Annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Commemoration. Jan. 10-11, 2006.
Volunteer, Crisis Center, May 1999-December 2000
Coordinating Committee, Community Times, May 1998-April 1999
Co-Production Editor, Community Times, May 1998-April 1999